He added, “I think some of you missed the point of the show.

“I just needed to let that energy out.”

“I didn’t really have an ‘oh, s—’ moment.

Kit Connor poses during the BFI Future Film Festival Awards at BFI Southbank on February 19, 2023 in London, England

Kit Connor.Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

He added, “I wasn’t angry.

I was just slightly disappointed by this reaction.”

Now, in hindsight, Connor wishes that he would’ve come out on his own terms.

“I also don’t know if I would have ever done it.

But at the end of the day I don’t regret it.

In many ways it was really empowering.”

“I hope all those people are embarrassed as F—.

Kit you are amazing.”

Heartstopperseason 2 lands on Netflix Aug. 3.